Cyclingnews Latest Newshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/newsAll the latest news from Cyclingnews.comen30http://cdn.assets.cyclingnews.com/201412151540/media/img/png2x/cn-logo.pnghttp://www.cyclingnews.com/newsCyclingnews Latest NewsIM Sports Gen - v0.01Copyright Immediate Media Company Ltd.Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:00:02 +0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/gpRaBje3BvM/track-event-to-run-in-conjunction-with-2019-tour-down-underhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/track-event-to-run-in-conjunction-with-2019-tour-down-underTrack event to run in conjunction with 2019 Tour Down Under
<p>A one-day track event will be run alongside the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2019?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">2019 Tour Down Under</a> and its related events, organisers have confirmed. Sprint world champion Matt Glaetzer and multiple Commonwealth Games gold medallist Steph Morton have already been confirmed as event headliners.</p> <p>The event has been developed by Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur, who believes that it will hark back to the 1990s when the Adelaide track first opened its doors. These days, it is the home of the Australian Institute of Sport’s track programme, the track is often used as a site for training and held the Oceania Track Championships in 2011.</p> <p>“[The event] is going back to the old days during the ‘90s when we had those terrific years of international cycling at the SuperDrome,” Turtur told Australian publication <em><a href="https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/tourdownunder?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">The Advertiser</a></em>. “We should be very proud as South Australians that the centre of Australian track cycling is here in Adelaide. We have the best road event in the country, so we need to celebrate that this is all happening.”<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>The event will be called The Advertiser Track Down Under and will take place on January 11. The Santos Women’s Race will be held from January 10-13, while the Down Under Classic criterium takes place on the January 13 before the men’s Tour Down Under begins two days later. All of the events <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/route-unveiled-for-2019-tour-down-under?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">are based in and around Adelaide</a>.</p> <p>This season, Amanda Spratt took her second consecutive victory at the Santos Women’s Tour, while Peter Sagan won the criterium and Daryl Impey took the overall title at the Tour Down Under.</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2018?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Vuelta a España</a> will return to Andorra in 2019, while the race could also cross the Pyrenees for a stage on French roads. The 2019 Vuelta route will be presented in Alicante on December 19.</p> <p>Olga Gelebert, Andorra’s Minister for Culture, Sport and Youth, confirmed to <em>El Periòdic d'Andorra</em> over the weekend that the principality will host a stage finish during the 2019 Vuelta, though she did not divulge the details.</p> <p>"This is very good news," said Gelebert, who hinted that Andorra would also seek to host the Tour de France again in the coming years. "It has been shown that when the Tour arrives, the impact is a bit bigger, but La Vuelta is well known."<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Andorra was the site of the final two mountain stages of the 2018 Vuelta, with <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2018/stage-19/results?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Thibaut Pinot winning at on the Coll de la Rabassa</a> and <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2018/stage-20/results?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Enric Mas triumphing on the Coll de Gallina</a>.</p> <p><em>El Periòdic d'Andorra</em> suggested that Cortals d’Encamp – <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-11/results?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">where Mikel Landa won on the 2015 Vuelta</a> – could be in line to host the Andorran stage finish in 2019, though no details have yet been confirmed.</p> <p>Speaking to the <em>EFE</em> news agency at the end of this year’s Vuelta, race director Javier Guillen hinted that the race would visit France in 2019, citing the success of last year's start in Nîmes.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/tom-dumoulin?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Tom Dumoulin</a> has previously stated his desire to target the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2019?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Tour de France in 2019</a>, but since the route was announced last month, the Dutchman is torn on whether he should keep to that plan or go back to the Giro d’Italia.</p> <p>Having previously said that the Tour route was ‘not ideal’ for him, Dumoulin was more explicit when speaking at an Amstel Gold Race Xperience event on Saturday. Dumoulin said that the 2019 Tour route was the least suited to him in recent years. However, he sees the <em>Grand Boucle </em>as the biggest challenge for him after already winning the Giro d’Italia in 2017.</p> <p>Dumoulin rode both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France this season, and took second to Chris Froome at the former. He went on to finish second overall to Geraint Thomas at this year’s Tour de France, the first time that he had seriously targeted the general classification at the race.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>"The route of the Tour de France is far from ideal for me. I do not think that there has been a Grand Tour in recent years that fits my profile so badly,” Dumoulin said according to <em>De Telegraaf</em>. "In all respects, the Giro is much better for me.</p> <p>"On the other hand, I won the Giro once, while after the second place behind Geraint Thomas last summer, my big challenge is to win the Tour. At the end of July, I clearly stated that this Tour would become my big goal. I wonder now if I should put everything on the Tour in 2019.”</p> <p>Dumoulin will have to make a decision soon so that he can start planning the rest of his racing programme around it. The team are set to meet for their first off-season training camp in December, when Dumoulin expects the final call to be made. He says that he’s happy to let the team decide where he goes, but plays down the idea of attempting both the Giro and the Tour once again.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/mitchelton-scott?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Mitchelton-Scott</a>'s <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/johan-esteban-chaves-rubio?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Esteban Chaves</a> is hoping to return to racing early in the new season, once he's recovered from mononucleosis, and is eyeing his national Tour, the Tour Colombia, as a possible place to begin racing again, which <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-to-begin-2019-season-in-colombia?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">new world champion Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome (Team Sky) are also set to ride</a>.</p> <p>Chaves has been out of action since finishing the 2018 Giro d'Italia in May in an unusually lowly 72nd place overall. The 28-year-old <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chaves-weve-still-got-to-understand-my-problems?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">fell dramatically out of contention on stage 10 of the Giro</a>, losing 25 minutes to his main rivals and slipping from second place overall to 39th, before falling further down the classification as the race went on, while riding to assist his teammate Simon Yates.</p> <p>"Now everything's fine, although it has been a difficult time," Chaves said on Spanish website <em>ciclo21.com</em>. "Once we found out that it was mononucleosis, we could treat it, and we're continuing to control it, and then it's just a case of believing and continuing to dream, as always."<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chaves-to-miss-vuelta-a-espana-after-being-diagnosed-with-mononucleosis?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Following a number of tests following the Giro</a>, Mitchelton-Scott revealed that, besides the mononucleosis, Chaves had also been suffering with allergy reactions and sinus problems, with the Colombian undergoing surgery for the latter.</p> <p>When asked whether he may race at the Tour Colombia – the new name for what was run as the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/colombia-oro-y-paz-2018?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Colombia Oro y Paz</a> this season, won by Sky's Egan Bernal – Chaves appeared enthusiastic to race in front of a home crowd.</p> <p>"I'd like to be able to race with Mitchelton-Scott or to be part of a Colombian national team. We hope to be able to put it on my race programme in some way," Chaves said, and will likely know more at his Australian WorldTour team's December get-together, where the riders will map out their 2019 race programmes.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chaves-eyes-racing-return-at-the-tour-colombia-in-february/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 04:46:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chaves-eyes-racing-return-at-the-tour-colombia-in-februaryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/Q7vXcyh9yms/new-era-for-lotto-soudal-as-lelangue-takes-chargehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/new-era-for-lotto-soudal-as-lelangue-takes-chargeNew era for Lotto Soudal as Lelangue takes charge
<p>John Lelangue has officially begun his new job as <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/lotto-soudal?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Lotto Soudal</a>'s general manager. The team announced that the Belgian started in his new role on November 15, and the 48-year-old has set forth his plans for the coming few months.</p> <p>He replaces former team manager Paul De Geyter, <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lotto-soudal-and-paul-de-geyter-part-ways?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">who left the team in October</a> "by mutual agreement" after just a season heading Lotto Soudal.</p> <p>The incoming Lelangue has identified four 'pillars' to the team, which will be where he focuses his energy: the structural/organisational aspect, the team's Belgian identity, its relationship with its partners/sponsors, and the sporting side of things, which he says will principally remain sports manager Marc Sergeant's domain.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>"I've never worked with Marc before, but we've known each other for several years," Lelangue said in a press release. "I'm therefore very satisfied that I'll be able to work well with someone who has such an impressive record.</p> <p>"It goes without saying that Marc will be the one who takes the sporting decisions," he continued. "Of course, we'll consult with each other, but, within Lotto Soudal, Marc is best placed to decide on that topic.</p> <p>"Marc has a team of directeurs sportifs around him who each have their own responsibilities, and Kevin De Weert will join that team. As a performance manager, he'll have some specific tasks. With his background, he'll certainly be a major asset to Lotto Soudal," Lelangue said of the incoming De Weert, who left his position as the Belgian men's national road coach after the world championships to join the team.</p>
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<p>British sprinter <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/daniel-mclay?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Dan McLay</a> confirmed on Twitter on Sunday that he'll be returning to <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/ef-education-first-drapac-p-b-cannondale?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">EF Pro Cycling</a> next year. The 26-year-old joined the American WorldTour team this season after two years with the French Fortuneo Pro Continental team. </p> <p>Responding to queries from fans on the social media site, McLay responded affirmatively when asked if he'd be back in the pink argyle kit of the team sponsored by EF Education First. "Yes, I am staying with EF," he tweeted.</p> <p>A Dave Rayner Fund rider in Belgium as an under-23 rider, McLay took his first victory at the GP Stad Waregem and then another five wins in the weeks that followed, earning him a place with Lotto's development programme.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>He turned pro with Bretagne-Séché Environnement in 2015, and has taken six UCI wins since, starting with a stage at La Tropicale Amissa Bongo in his first pro year. The team became Fortuneo-Vital Concept in 2016 – the year McLay took two one-day wins in France at the GP de Denain and Grand Prix de la Somme. In 2017 with Fortuneo-Oscaro, he took victories at the Trofeo Palma and Tour de l'Eurométropole.</p> <p>McLay began 2017 with the victory in Spain, but in the next 71 race days he only managed one podium, with a broken rib and sickness taking a toll on the first half of his season. He announced his move to EF Pro Cycling 24 hours after redeeming the season with a win at l'Eurométropole, saying at the time that he hoped to "get into a habit of winning" in 2018.</p> <p>That winning habit never really materialised, however, as McLay's only 2018 victory came during <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/circuit-cycliste-sarthe-pays-de-la-loire-2018/stage-4/results?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">stage 4 of the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe-Pays de la Loire</a>. He started the season well, with two top-five finishes at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and the Abu Dhabi Tour, but a tough outing at Paris-Nice led to a 'DNF' there, and again at Milan-San Remo and Gent-Wevelgem.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> — Dan McLAY (@McLAYDan) <a href="https://twitter.com/McLAYDan/status/1063574069499633664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">November 16, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/vincenzo-nibali?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Vincenzo Nibali</a> showed off his descending and gravel riding skills as he tested a disc brake bike in preparation for swapping caliper brakes for discs for the 2019 road season.</p> <p>Nibali posted several on-board videos on his Instagram account made with his brother and fellow <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/bahrain-merida?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Bahrain-Merida</a> rider <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/antonio-nibali?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Antonio</a>.</p> <p>His younger brother struggled to stay with Vincenzo while the older rider dived down a long descent of the San Baronto hill in Tuscany, as the track switched from single-track to farm track, olive groves and narrow country lanes. Nibali showed off his bike skills by riding at over 40km/h, carefully but comfortably modulating his speed with the disc brakes.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>The Shark of Messina celebrated his 34th birthday last week and revealed that Merida sent him the disc-brake bike as a birthday present.</p> <p><em>Cyclingnews</em> understands that Nibali will use a disc-brake in some races in 2019.</p> <p>“I took two days off social media, but I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes I was sent,” Nibali said in the video.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSaD3pCEWV/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; 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<p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-shows-off-gravel-skills-as-he-tests-disc-brakes-for-2019-video/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:45:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-shows-off-gravel-skills-as-he-tests-disc-brakes-for-2019-videohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/QmNTS5YNI1M/keisse-and-viviani-win-gent-six-galleryhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/keisse-and-viviani-win-gent-six-galleryKeisse and Viviani win Gent Six - Gallery
<p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/elia-viviani?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Elia Viviani</a> and local hero <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/iljo-keisse?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Iljo Keisse</a> won the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/viviani-and-keisse-set-up-victory-at-gent-six-day-gallery?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Gent Six Day on Sunday</a> after taking the final sprint in the final Madison of the day. Keisse set a new record by winning the Gent Six seven times in the 't Kuipke velodrome.</p> <p>"Gent is the most beautiful six-day race in the world," Keisse said after the finish. "Ask every rider and you’ll get the same response: they all love the public and the incredible atmosphere. It’s been three years since my previous win, and I was super motivated to get the job done together with the amazing rider that Elia is. We gave everything day after day and to be rewarded with the trophy, and the fans’ applause and cheers makes us very happy and proud."</p> <p>Keisse and Viviani beat Baloise Insurance team of Robbe Ghys and Kenny de Ketele. They were behind on points going into the final Madison and Ghys made a late attack to try to take a lap or stay away. However, Viviani hunted him down and then Keisse sprinted to take maximum points in the finale.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Keisse and Viviani scored a total of 382 points during the six days of racing, with Ghys and De Ketele second with 374 points. Lotto pair Jasper De Buyst and Tosh Van der Sande were third with 348 points. Roger Kluge and Theo Reinhardt, riding for Callant, finished off the podium in fourth place with 233 points at one lap.</p> <p>The Gent velodrome was packed with cycling fans, with the beer flowing freely. The crowd was on its feet and singing Keisse's name after the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/quick-step-floors?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Quick-Step Floors</a> duo secured overall victory.</p> <p>Keisse emotionally thanked the Gent fans and Viviani on the podium, sparking more cheers of "Iljo! Iljo! Iljo!"</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/keisse-and-viviani-win-gent-six-gallery/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:05:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/keisse-and-viviani-win-gent-six-galleryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/xwF0raoqd-Q/thomas-hits-back-at-wiggins-comments-on-armstronghttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas-hits-back-at-wiggins-comments-on-armstrongThomas hits back at Wiggins comments on Armstrong
<p><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/geraint-thomas?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Geraint Thomas</a> has hit back at <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/bradley-wiggins?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Bradley Wiggins’</a> recent comments and emotively-driven support for Lance Armstrong, suggesting that his former <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/team-sky?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Team Sky</a> teammate is simply seeking publicity to help sell his latest book.</p> <p>Wiggins described Armstrong as the ‘perfect’ Tour de France winner in his book called Icons, explaining that the Texan was perhaps the sort of winner that Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange had in mind 120 years ago when he created the race. Wiggins suggested that a Tour de France winner is “on occasion, borderline sociopathic” and “always a very special, very driven human being.”</p> <p>"I'm not saying he's an icon. He's iconic, for good and bad reasons now. I can't change the way it made me feel when I was 13. It changed my life," Wiggins explained in subsequent interviews revealing there was a "mutual respect in terms of what we've been through, racing against each other.”<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>Thomas, who speaking in China while riding the Shanghai Tour de France criterium, made it clear to the <em>AFP</em> news agency that he did not agree with Wiggins.</p> <p>"Brad's got a book to sell," <em>AFP</em> reported Thomas as saying. "He does not have to worry about anything, either. He does not have to race his bike and deal with journalists.</p> <p>"He can just say what he wants and do any interview he wants so he can say something like that and get a load of publicity."</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bradley-wiggins-lance-armstrong-was-perfect-tour-de-france-winner?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Bradley Wiggins: Lance Armstrong was 'perfect' Tour de France winner</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bradley-wiggins-lance-armstrong-has-been-singled-out-i-see-the-human-side?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Bradley Wiggins: Lance Armstrong has been singled out, I see the human side</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lappartient-calls-bradley-wiggins-comments-on-lance-armstrong-unacceptable?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Lappartient calls Bradley Wiggins comments on Lance Armstrong 'unacceptable'</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bradley-wiggins-im-sick-of-being-told-how-to-feel-about-cycling?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Bradley Wiggins: I'm sick of being told how to feel about cycling</a></li> </ul><h2>Getting back into training camp</h2> <h2>Going for a second consecutive Tour de France victory</h2>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas-hits-back-at-wiggins-comments-on-armstrong/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 10:12:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/thomas-hits-back-at-wiggins-comments-on-armstronghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/NzM_lCETphM/is-lyu-xianjing-the-real-big-thing-from-chinahttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/is-lyu-xianjing-the-real-big-thing-from-chinaIs Lyu Xianjing the real 'big thing' from China?
<p>Fifth overall in the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-hainan-2018?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Tour of Hainan</a> and currently third in the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-fuzhou-2018?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Tour of Fuzhou</a> after winning stage 1, China’s Lyu Xianjing is the big revelation of the final races of 2018. Has the world of cycling finally discovered the much anticipated talent from China?</p> <p>It has been 15 years since the Dutch-based Marco Polo organization started scouting cycling talents in China. Li Fuyu emerged as the first Chinese WorldTour rider with Discovery Channel in 2007, and Pro Continental team Skil-Shimano welcomed Jin Long as their first Chinese rider in 2006.</p> <p>Under the colours of Argos-Shimano and Giant-Alpecin, Ji Cheng completed the three <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2019?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news" target="_blank">Grand Tours</a> during his 10-year pro career (from 2007 to 2016). Xing Yandong (with Argos-Shimano in 2013), Xu Gang (with Lampre-Merida from 2014 to 2016) and Wang Meiyin (with Bahrain-Merida since 2017) have also been registered in the highest category without achieving major results in the WorldTour so far.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>While international races have popped up in different Chinese provinces since the inception of the Tour of Qinghai Lake in 2002, the only Chinese winner of a stage race overall in that period remains En Huang, who claimed the UCI 2.2 Tour of Vietnam in 2012.</p> <p>Wang’s victory in stage 3 of the 2013 Le Tour de Langkawi and his fifth overall, is the best result obtained by a Chinese road cyclist so far. For several reasons, including bureaucracy, it took him four years to join a WorldTour team and he’ll turn 30 next month.</p> <p>It would be an understatement to say that the promise from start-up organisation GCP (Global Cycling Project) to produce a first Chinese winner of the Tour de France by 2024, according to a press release last month, has been welcomed in China with scepticism. But since then, a huge potential has emerged.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/is-lyu-xianjing-the-real-big-thing-from-china/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:30:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/is-lyu-xianjing-the-real-big-thing-from-chinahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/JyVR2kY3ixI/redant-will-direct-dimension-data-in-2019http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/redant-will-direct-dimension-data-in-2019Redant will direct Dimension Data in 2019
<p>Former <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/unitedhealthcare-pro-cycling?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">UnitedHealthcare</a> director Hendrick Redant will move to <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/dimension-data?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Dimension Data</a> next year as the South African WorldTour team look to bolster their Performance Department.</p> <p>Redant is part of an influx of new faces that include Performance Innovation Manager & Head Coach Dr. Daniel Green; Performance Coach & Head of Sports Science Dr. Dajo Sanders; Physiological Scientist & Athlete Welfare Consultant Dr. David Splinder; and Performance Coaches Ciaran O'Grady and Mattia Michelusi.</p> <p>Redant, a former Belgian pro who won Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne twice among his 22 pro victories, worked as directeur sportif with Omega Pharma-Lotto until the end of the 2010 season.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>He took a position with the Pegasus team for 2011, but the program folded before the season started. Redant then went to work with UnitedHealthcare in 2012 and has been with the US Pro Continental team through the end of this year. Redant's association with South Africa goes back to 1992 when he won a stage of the Boland Bank Tour.</p> <p>Green, who worked at the WorldTour level previously with BMC Racing and Trek-Segafredo, spent 10 years at the Australian Institute of Sport and completed PhDs in Muscle Physiology and Performance Physiology.</p> <p>“I am thrilled about these new additions to our team for 2019 and beyond," Team Principle Doug Ryder said in a statement released to media. "The range of expertise that these individuals will bring into our set-up is a huge boost and we’re thrilled.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/redant-will-direct-dimension-data-in-2019/?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=readmore&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">read more at Cyclingnews.com</a></p>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:00:00 +0000http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/redant-will-direct-dimension-data-in-2019http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cyclingnews/news/~3/dSKRiYZcMbA/ale-cipollini-complete-2019-rosterhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ale-cipollini-complete-2019-rosterAle Cipollini complete 2019 roster
<p>Alè Cipollini presented their 2019 roster Saturday night at the 'Gran Galà Alè' in the Theatre of Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona, officially announcing the 12 riders who will compete next season for the UCI women's team.</p> <p>Team president Alessia Piccolo also presented the 2019 management team, including Team Manager Fortunato Lacquaniti and new Sports Director Giuseppe Lanzoni.</p> <p>The team won 15 races in 2018 and are hoping to keep the momentum rolling next year. To that end, the 2019 roster includes a host of newcomers and some key returning riders, including 2018 Commonwealth Games champion Chloe Hosking, who will be the team's sprinter and road captain.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>"Next season will be a very important year," Hosking said in a statement released by the team. "The target is to win as many races as possible with all my teammates."</p> <p>Italian riders Soraya Paladin and Anna Trevisi will return to the team, as well as German Romy Kasper and young Dutchwoman Karlijn Swinkels. The newcomers for next year are Diana Peñuela from UnitedHealthcare, Eri Yonamine from Wiggle High 5, Marjolein Van't Geloof from Lotto Soudal Ladies, Jelena Eric from Cylance and Nadia Quagliotto from Top Girls Fassa Bortolo.</p> <p>The 2019 team will also include 19-year-old Italian Jessica Raimondi and 17-year-old Giorgia Bariani, who will debut with the elites this season after taking the silver medal in the road race and individual time trial of the Italian Junior National Championships.</p>
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<p>With two nights of racing to go, <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/quick-step-floors?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Deceuninck-QuickStep</a> riders <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/elia-viviani?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Elia Viviani </a>and <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/iljo-keisse?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Iljo Keisse</a> are set up for success during their first outing under the team's new title sponsor, taking the lead at the Gent Six Day after four nights of competition.</p> <p>Viviani and Keisse currently lead the Baloise Insurance team of Robbe Ghys and Kenny de Ketele by four points, 244 to 240. Lotto Soudal's Tosh van der Sande and Jasper de Bust are third at 218 points. The Deceuninck duo took the lead Friday night with a win in the first Madison and a runner-up performance in the second.</p> <p>Overnight leaders De Buyst and Van der Sande got things rolling Friday with a win in the first Points Race, while the second Points Race went to De Ketele and Ghys. Keisse and Viviani then struck with a victory in the Team Elimination. The One-Lap Race went to Topsport-Vlaanderen's Moreno De Pauw and Lyndsay De Vylder.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>The first Madison was a hard-fought battle between the Deceuninck-QuickStep riders and Baloise Insurance, with Keisse eventually getting the advantage over Ghys in the final sprint. Viviani and Keisse pulled into the overall lead, while Ghys and de Ketele moved into second overall ahead of De Buyst and Van der Sande.</p> <p>The young Belgian duo of Jules Hestersand Otto Vergaerde (Proncie Oost-Vlaanderen) won the second Madison.</p> <p>Also on Friday night, Lotte Kopecky won the first women's event, beating Amy Cure and Kirstie Van Haaften in the points race. Kristen Wild was fourth, followed by Jolien D'Hoore.</p>
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<p>Former UnitedHealthcare and Optum director Rachel Hedderman will run the <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/tibco-silicon-valley-bank?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank</a> UCI women's team next year as the program manager and head sports director, according to an announcement from the team.</p> <p>Hedderman, who raced as Rachel Heal, became the the first female director at a men’s WorldTour event when she worked with UnitedHealthcare for the past five years. She is also an Olympian and former member of the Tibco team. Also joining the team as sports director will be Ruud Verhagen, who has extensive experience on the European circuit working with women’s trade teams and with the Dutch national program.</p> <p>“Their combined experience, both as riders and directors, will be hugely beneficial to our team as we target even more of the UCI Women’s World Tour calendar and key races across North America in 2019," said Linda Jackson, the team's founder and general manager.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>“I’ve known Rachel since 2007 when we brought her on board for the 2008 racing season," Jackson said. "She was a terrific athlete and teammate, and I’ve been following her management success as she has developed into a successful WorldTour level director. Rachel will be a strong asset to our team as we continue to build the program.”</p> <p>Hedderman started racing in 2001 when she joined British Cycling’s World Class Performance Plan. She won multiple silver medals at the British National Road Race Championships in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007; a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2002; and she represented Great Britain in the UCI World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games.</p> <p>After her own racing career, Hedderman moved to team management with Colavita in 2010 and 2011, Optum Pro Cycling in 2012 and 2013, and most recently with UnitedHealthcare from 2014 through the end of this season when both the men's and women's UHC teams folded. In 2014, Hedderman made history as the first woman to direct a men’s pro cycling team at a WorldTour event at Milan-San Remo.</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/israel-cycling-academy?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Israel Cycling Academy</a> today announced signing sprinter <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/riccardo-minali?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Riccardo Minali</a> from <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2018/astana-pro-team?utm_source=cyclingnews&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=rssfeed_news">Astana</a>. The 23-year-old Italian rode with the Kazakh WorldTour team the past two seasons and will further bolster the Israeli-registered team's Italian flavour.</p> <p>“I can’t even start to describe this kind of super motivation I am bringing with me to ICA,” Minali said in a statement released by the team. “Don’t get me wrong. I was happy with Astana and I got some good results this year, like winning two stages in tour of Langkawi, but I know that I can do so much more and become a great sprinter.”</p> <p>Riccardo Minali is the son of Italian cycling great Nicola Minali, who retired from Taconi Sport in 2002 with 12 grand tours and 45 professional wins among his palmares. The elder Minali won seven stages at the Vuelta a Espana, two stages at the Giro d'Italia and three stages at the Tour de France, including the Champs Elysees stage in 1997.<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<br></span><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/jump/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N4817/ad/Sport_BikeRadar/rss;sz=300x250;ord=1542632402" border="0" alt="advertisement"></a></p></p> <p>“My father was amazing as a rider, and later on he was the reason I started cycling in the first place, way back when I was just 7 years old,” Riccardo Minali said. “Later on, when I turned to be a pro, he passed me that passion to cycling and becoming the person that I can turn to for advice. He is totally behind me in this great move to Israel Cycling Academy. I believe that I will get many opportunities to sprint, that I will get the support of the team in lead outs and counting on me to deliver.”</p> <p>Heading into its third-year on the Pro Continental level following participation in the 2018 Giro d'Italia and its historic start in Jerusalem, Israel Cycling Academy has taken multiple steps to add more Italian flavour to the team, previously announcing that it has signed Italian Davide Cimolai from (Groupama-FDJ). Italian sprinter Kristian Sbaragli joined the team from Dimension Data last year.</p> <p>The team also continues to focus on building its sprint train, announcing earlier this year that it had signed French fastman Rudy Barbieri from AG2R La Mondiale and Tom Van Asbroeck from EF Pro Cycling. The new additions will join sprinters Mikhel Raim – the team's most prolific winner over the past two seasons – and Norwegian Sondre Holst Enger.</p>
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